Konoha's Mission Master

Although the four great ninja villages were defeated, disbanding the hidden villages will take a long time to implement, since Konoha doesn't have that many places to live.

Therefore... Sunagakure was the first to be merged. Of course, although it was called a merger, it was more like exploitation. Although they moved to the vicinity of Konoha, they even changed their ninja certificates to Konoha's ninja certificates.

However, they did not hold power and were at a relatively low level within the Konoha system, therefore... the real conflict was never resolved.

The antagonism between the various classes seems to have become more pronounced, especially among those who have just joined Konoha and represent the strength of Sunagakure, where conflicts arise constantly.

Konoha is also unable to truly accept everyone equally.

Of course, none of this affected Yakumo. He began to practice the Source Blade Technique according to his plan, striving to create his own understanding of it.

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Chapter 456 Source Sword Technique·Tianquan

Konoha and Sunagakure were the first to merge.

To gain the respect of Sunagakure, Konoha held the Chunin Exams, which encompassed the entire ninja world, with the main goal of showcasing the strength of Konoha's new generation of ninjas.

The date is set for two months from now.

In order to gain a decisive advantage, the Uchiha clan, with Yakumo's consent, dispatched Itachi Uchiha, who was studying swordsmanship at home.

Under the tutelage of Yakumo and Yukotsu Chiyuki, Uchiha Itachi's strength was already comparable to that of an elite Jonin. Coupled with the boost from the Devil Fruit he ate, the increase he received was naturally terrifying.

By the way, Itachi Uchiha's Devil Fruit is called High Temperature, the extreme temperature.

Time passed slowly.

Yakumo is obsessed with fighting in the arena. Son Goku's skills are not outstanding, and are even quite primitive, but he can use strange abilities called supernatural powers, which carry strange and unusual rules.

For example... attacks that cannot be dodged and eyes that can see through everything.

"Fiery Eyes" is similar to an omniscient eye, but it also possesses the strange ability to foresee the future and the absolute ability to see through any move.

Despite repeated failures, Yakumo delved into the characteristics of supernatural powers, hoping to replicate them on himself. Meanwhile, countless shadow clones were studying the modified Origin Blade Technique, hoping to advance to a higher level.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

Yakumo clicked the game system button to participate in the ultimate trial.

The soul leaves the body and enters the infinite universe.

Today he will learn the second move of the Source Blade Technique, and if he succeeds, his strength will be greatly enhanced.

When he appeared in space, the crimson planet followed Yakumo, constantly flying behind him and eliminating all enemies along the way, until Yakumo reached that pure green super-large planet.

Yakumo's soul vanished into thin air and reappeared in the courtyard from last time. The large tree in the center was still full of life, but the insect queen named Akai Mizuki was no longer under the tree.

"You've arrived, Yakumo."

Under the eaves, Uchiha Runyu leaned back in a rattan chair, a smile on his face. His charisma instantly made Yakumo feel a sense of goodwill, but this feeling quickly vanished under the control of reason.

"I want to continue learning the Source Blade Technique."

"So impatient? But you really should speed things up..."

Uchiha Juntaku stood up from the rattan chair, but his next words caused a sudden surge of emotion in Yakumo's heart.

"After all, it has been eight hundred and forty years since we last met."

"Eight hundred and forty years?"

"The flow rate in your universe is different from ours."

Uchiha Runyu clearly had no intention of going into details, and directly led Yakumo to a corner of the courtyard to begin today's lesson.

"Source Blade Technique - Second Form: Heavenly Spring".

"This is a state of conserving energy. Its function is to reduce the energy consumption of the Star Slash state and increase endurance. The Heavenly Spring itself is an infinite loop move that can wear down the opponent and buy time."

Uchiha Runyu casually made a grasping motion, and countless white lights gathered in his hand to form a pure white, straight ruler. After a brief introduction, he began to make his move.

His wrists rotated continuously, unleashing a dense net of blades. At the same time, the rate at which the three combined forces within his body were draining began to slow down. Although his sword techniques were becoming increasingly sharp, the amount of energy he was consuming had decreased considerably.

This clearly violates the law of conservation of energy.

"Don't focus on me, focus more on the nature around you."

With Uchiha Juntama's guidance, Yakumo began to look around and soon he understood the principle of the Heavenly Spring, which was essentially an all-powerful converter.

When in use, it absorbs all the energy around it and converts it into energy to replenish its own consumption, eventually reaching a point where the rate of energy output is the same as the rate of energy absorption, thus achieving perpetual motion.

This skill is not simple in essence, because Yakumo cannot convert all the surrounding energy into the energy he needs, while Uchiha Juntama can... which is equivalent to a black hole that can contain everything.

How do I practice this skill?

Yakumo felt somewhat at a loss. This ability could be defined as a super-upgraded version of Sage Mode, but he really couldn't figure out how to start practicing it.

"First, contain and devour."

With a wave of his hand, Uchiha Runyu canceled the ruler in his hand. With just a few simple movements, Yakumo was surrounded by a lot of inexplicable energy. Each of these energies had its own ideas and rotated around Yakumo.

"The all-seeing eye allows you to sense these energies."

Uchiha Runyu pointed to the energy spots in the sky with his finger and continued to introduce the topic, his tone still full of friendliness.

"Sage Mode allows you to absorb some of the energy. What you need to do is refine and absorb all the energy around you, excluding ethereal energy, which can gradually cause you to lose yourself."

"clear."

Yakumo has realized that the Hollow Energy is the opposite of the energy and hope that Uchiha Juntama intends to eliminate. In addition, he has seen the fate of many animals that have been corrupted by the Hollow Energy along the way.

This energy not only causes people to lose themselves, but also transforms them into monsters with only destructive desires. However, it seems that the blood-red planet was not devoured by the ethereal energy, but only became more belligerent.

That blood-red planet is either in battle or on its way.

Uchiha Runyu continued his explanation, describing the characteristics of the Heavenly Spring state. He explained that the way he wielded his sword also aided in the digestion of energy within his body, creating a mutually reinforcing process.

Absorb, contain, devour, transform, utilize.

The Heavenly Spring state can be roughly divided into these five steps. What Yakumo needs to learn now is absorption and containment...

Yakumo sat cross-legged on the spot, using Runyu's words to capture the energy between heaven and earth with his own soul. This process seemed to be a return to when he was learning the Immortal Mode.

However... this time he needs to absorb all the energy around him.

This must be a very complicated process. First, he needs to capture all that energy. Yakumo's soul extends outward like octopus tentacles, attracting the energy orbs towards him.

However, as the energy and distance between Yakumo and the target increase, the surrounding energy instinctively begins to resist, making it several levels more difficult to capture, and finally breaking through the limitations of the soul to regain freedom.

The second time...

The third time...

The fourth time...

Countless failures cannot break a true fighter, especially since... Yakumo had no room to retreat.

"If I successfully complete the initial learning process, can I use gold coins to upgrade?"

Yakumo silently asked himself the question, even though his system had become increasingly unreliable lately.

You are currently learning skills through the system's intervention.

"..."

Yakumo was momentarily speechless and could only close his eyes and continue trying to capture the energy particles in the surrounding world.

[Hint: Players can start with familiar energy sources.]

Yakumo seemed lost in thought, quietly contemplating the situation.

If there are any types of energy in nature that Yakumo is familiar with, they would certainly be the life force associated with the Wood Release: Secret Technique, the wind and lightning associated with the Hatake Sword Technique, and the fire and water possessed by the Azure Dragon Fruit.

These five energies are factors that Yakumo is quite familiar with.

Following the system's instructions, he began trying to capture the five awakened energies in the sky. Sure enough, the lightning element did not reject Yakumo's call and was readily absorbed into his body.

Then wind, water, fire, thunder, and life were all successfully incorporated.

Gradually, Yakumo also found a way and began to try other energies. He became more and more adept at suppressing the energy when it resisted, and more and more energies were successfully captured.

During this process, Yakumo discovered that the containment of energy was also a very important issue. He had to avoid conflicts between external energy and the energy within his body, so he could only passively use soul energy as a buffer.

Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, Yakumo had even contemplated suicide countless times, but whenever he wanted to give up, images of Masako Mori and his friends would always appear in his mind.

Yuuki Chiyuki, Mori Masako, Uchiha Obito...

The bonds he had with these people were the reason he was unwilling to give up, especially his love for Mori Masako. When he was on the verge of collapse, he finally understood the game system's intentions.

It guided Yakumo to form many bonds, all of which were prepared for today, making them important cornerstones to prevent Yakumo from collapsing.

Uchiha Runyu taught Yakumo three times within fifteen years. Yakumo felt no urgency from him, as if his success or failure had no impact on Runyu.

He was like a benevolent king, unaffected by Yakumo's failures, and instead continued to patiently guide him; yet he was also like a solitary guardian.

For fifteen years, no one ever came to this courtyard again.

Yakumo discovered that Uchiha Juntama's favorite thing to do was to lie on a rattan chair and look at the sky, gazing at the stars and the rising and setting of the sun. At that time, his eyes were so lonely.

Clearly... the scene in the sky was created by his thoughts.

But he remained silent, gazing at the starry sky, his expression unchanged, perhaps... his movements.

Quiet as a koala.

Over the past fifteen years, Yakumo has made remarkable progress, and has become able to absorb, contain, devour, transform, and utilize.

Of course, he has not yet fully mastered Tianquan.

What's lacking is... the ability to freely use the Heavenly Spring state during battle. In other words, Yakumo can currently only use the Heavenly Spring state when stationary. If he's in battle mode, he needs to expend extra effort to control it.

But in reality, he couldn't do it.

He can only maintain one of the two states, Star Slash and Heavenly Spring. If he uses Heavenly Spring, he will improve his endurance, while Star Slash will improve his combat power.

The two are not progressive, but rather equal.

For example... Tianquan does not increase direct destructive power at all; it simply transforms energy into various attributes, making combat more diverse, which is equivalent to mastering all the changes in energy in the universe.

Star Slayer is a battle state in which all powerful energies are fused together by willpower to create an even more powerful energy, which cannot be sustained.